... and heat through the partial oxidation of municipal solid waste. Design/methodology/approach To assess the changes in environmental impacts between conventional cement production and the upgraded process, the adopted approach was based on a life cycle assessment (LCA) conducted employing SimaPro...

...Tariq Umar Purpose The Gulf Cooperation Council member countries not only generate the highest quantity of municipal solid waste (MSW) per capita when compared globally, but also in most of these countries, such waste is just dumped at different landfill stations. In Oman, the total quantity...

... disposal facility. As low- and middle-income groups are estimated to form about 84 per cent of the total population in the study area, Kumasi, efforts to recycle waste generated from these two income groups will have positive impacts on solid waste management. Municipal solid waste Source...

...Linda Sefouhi; Mehdi Kalla; Lylia Bahmed Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide suitable solutions to the management system of the municipal solid waste in an Algerian city. Design/methodology/approach – The adopted approach focussed on the evaluation of different methods...

... energy recovery of waste [Gg], S_F the share of non‐organic matter in the waste. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Municipal solid waste GHG emissions Waste management Waste to energy Renewable energy source Croatia An increase of life standard causes...

...Hardeep Rai Sharma; Bikes Destaw; Tigabu Negash; Leulesged Negussie; Yemer Endris; Gebrie Meserte; Berhanu Fentaw; Ahmed Ibrahime Purpose Purpose of this paper is to assess the municipal solid waste management (MSWM) system and resident practices towards municipal wastes in Dessie city of Ethiopia...

... of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia Abstract © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 --> Tonia Landfill gas Leachate Life cycle assessment Municipal solid waste Pollutant gases Sustainable landfilling Waste management 2012 Awards for Excellence Article Type: 2012...

... in Latvia. Design/methodology/approach The results of the study are based on historical data of municipal solid waste (MSW) management. The potential of RDF in Latvia is estimated and future sources of RDF production until 2020 are projected. The calculations of RDF potential are based on data on MSW...

... in selected Estonian conventional municipal solid waste landfills. As such, the paper contributes to the development of the regional reference input data for LCA in waste management. The amount of landfilled MSW showed an increase till 2007 (Table II). Since 2008, due to the economic decline, MSW depositing...